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Traditional Vietnamese Prayers

A carefully curated collection of traditional prayers, faithful to Vietnamese rites and customs.

Tết (Lunar New Year)

Ceremonial prayers for Lunar New Year and traditional Tết observances.

17 prayers

Death Anniversary Offerings

Prayers for death anniversary offerings, commemorating ancestors and related rites.

11 prayers

Home Offerings

Prayers for home worship, full moon and first-of-month offerings, and indoor rites.

7 prayers

Ground-Breaking

Prayers for the ground-breaking rite before building, renovation, or earthwork.

4 prayers

House-Warming (Nhập Trạch)

Prayers for the house-warming rite when moving into a new home.

4 prayers

Grand Opening

Prayers for the grand opening of shops, offices, and business establishments.

3 prayers

Funeral Rites

Prayers for funeral rites, accompanying the departed.

15 prayers

Full Moon & First Day

Prayers for monthly full-moon and first-of-month offerings.

2 prayers

Home & Property

Prayers for rites concerning the home: ground-breaking, house-warming, selling a home.

10 prayers

Business

Prayers for grand openings, setting up the God of Wealth altar, and other business rites.

4 prayers

Spirituality

Prayers for warding off misfortune, offerings to wandering souls, and other spiritual rites.

2 prayers

Life Cycle

Prayers for life-cycle rites: the Mụ-rite for newborns and reburial of remains.

2 prayers

Festivals, Temples & Pagodas

Prayers for visits to temples, pagodas, and traditional festivals.

6 prayers

Funerals & Reburials

Prayers for life-event rites of mourning and joy: funerals and reburial of remains.

3 prayers

Star Dispersal Rites

Prayers offered to the annual ruling stars to dispel misfortune.

10 prayers

Wedding & Engagement

Prayers announcing to household deities and ancestors for wedding and engagement rites.

1 prayers

Buddhism

Prayers for visits to pagodas, worshipping the Buddha, and Buddhist rites.

8 prayers